Oklahoma Receives $6 Million Award for Research in Ecological Science
Thanks to a $6 million EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchers from Oklahoma and Kansas will be leading the effort to develop cyberCommons, an information 'cafeteria' that will enable...
11/05/2009
Recycling Company Plans New Plant and 700 New Jobs in Okmulgee
A $150 million complex that will eventually employ 700 people will soon break ground in Okmulgee. Waste Not Technologies of Destin, FL, will construct an industrial plant that will turn residential and commercial waste into a variety of product including plastic pallets and...
State Regents Seek Increase in Funding
To continue providing an affordable, high-quality education for Oklahomans, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education voted recently to request $27.5 million in new state appropriations during the upcoming legislative session. The total budget request for FY 2011 is 2.6...
Saturday H1N1 Vaccination Blitz Locations Announced
A statewide ?Vaccination Blitz? is
scheduled this Saturday, November 7, as Oklahoma?s county health
departments work to vaccinate as many Oklahomans against H1N1 flu as
time and vaccine supplies allow. Twenty-seven locations across the
state will offer the H1N1 influenza...
Narcotics Bureau Implements Programs Limiting Access To Meth Precursor
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics has launched new initiatives aimed at curbing the illicit use of pseudoephedrine, the key ingredient for manufacturing methamphetamine. As of November 1st, a birth date will be required, in addition to full name and a state-issued...
Statewide H1N1 Vaccination Blitz Planned
State Health officials are planning a statewide H1N1 influenza vaccination effort Saturday November 7th for Oklahomans who fall into one of the priority groups targeted to receive this vaccine.
11/01/2009
Attorney General Advocates for Funding of Cancer Research and Treatment Center
Citing what would be the organization?s ?signature
achievement,? Attorney General Drew Edmondson today called on the
Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust?s board of directors to
fund the operation of a cancer research and treatment center at the
University of Oklahoma.
10/30/2009
Oklahoma Wind Energy Conference Features National Experts
REVOLUTION Wind Energy Conference December 2 and 3 in Oklahoma City,October 29, 2009 -- REVOLUTION, the 2009 Oklahoma Wind Energy Conference (http://www.okwindrevolution.com/) is scheduled for December 2 and 3, 2009 in downtown Oklahoma City at the Cox Convention Center. The...
Treasurer Meacham Announces Future Intentions
State Treasurer Scott Meacham today announced he will not seek another term as State Treasurer following the expiration of his current term in January of 2011. He also announced that he will not seek any other elective office. "There has certainly been a lot of speculation on...
10/29/2009
Attorney General, Police Chiefs Association Urge Halloween Safety
The emergency room is the last place parents want
to take their little ghosts and goblins on Halloween night, and
Attorney General Drew Edmondson and the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs
of Police (OACP) are reminding parents, children and motorists to be
safe.